Person Dies After Falling While Climbing 14,272-Foot Castle Peak in Colorado
A 21-person recovery team and a Flight for Life helicopter located the climber, whose injuries were not survivable, officials said.
- A climber died after falling on the north face of 14,265-foot Castle Peak, located south of Aspen in the Elk Mountains.
- Mountain Rescue Aspen, the Pitkin County Sheriff, and The Gunnison County Sheriff coordinated the response, while Flight for Life deployed a helicopter to locate the climber from the air.
- Twenty-One rescue members reached the site at around 4 p.m. and reported that "the individual had sustained injuries that were not survivable."
- Mountain Rescue Aspen completed the operation by 8:14 p.m., using a technical lowering system to evacuate the unidentified climber from the challenging terrain.
- This fatality occurred just three days after another climber died on the nearby Maroon Bells, prompting officials to "encourage those traveling in the backcountry to be prepared" for their outings.
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Hiker dies after fall on Castle Peak in Pitkin County near Aspen
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